Solution Architect

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to lead and drive the design and development of technology solutions for any one of airline domains such as commercial, customer, digital, cargo, airport, engineering, and other enterprise platforms. Working with business stakeholders and internal and external development teams, the role will ensure the alignment of solution designs conforming to regulatory demands, architectural standards, business requirements, budgets, and IT strategy. This role is critical in being the change agent of our agile transformation journey, to introduce fit for purpose and affordable technologies that are evolvable.

Education & Experience

Solution and technology architecture expertise with a minimum of 12 years of work experience in designing enterprise grade solutions, with at least 5 years in airline, and with a proven track record in executing complex IT projects.

Expertise in airline domain (PSS, airline and airport operations, cargo, engineering etc.) is mandatory.

Experience of enterprise architecture, service oriented architecture, microservices, and other integration methodologies, ideally in airline domain.

Experience with the architecture of mission critical, high transaction volume environments.

Experience with the full software development life cycle using traditional and agile methodologies.

Excellent communication skills with experience in C level stakeholder management. The position requires working closely with other architects, business teams, and project teams.

Proven experience in recognizing the corporate strategy and realizing all business processes that define how a company achieves its strategic goals.

Experience in seeking the alignment of business and IT, driving common approaches, delivering sustainable, reusable enterprise architecture using both agile and waterfall methodologies.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree is desirable. One or more certifications in solution and/or enterprise architecture is preferred – e.g. Well Architected Frameworks, SAFe Architect, TOGAF, Open Certified Architect, ISEB Architecture.

Experience in SAFe agile and other methodologies preferred.

Position Details

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Information Technology (IT) / Software

Experience Required: 10+ years